The Most Iconic Hairdos From Popular Culture

A hairstyle, hairdo, or haircut refers to the styling of hair. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal grooming, fashion, and cosmetics, although practical, cultural, and popular considerations also influence some hairstyles. The oldest known depiction of hair braiding dates back about 30,000 years. In ancient civilizations, women’s hair was often elaborately and carefully dressed in special ways. In Imperial Rome, women wore their… Read More

Home office durante e pós pandemia em sistema híbrido deixa claro: falar e escrever bem em inglês cada vez mais necessário

Em uma época de exposição global e conectividade instantânea, erros na comunicação escrita podem causar um impacto extremamente negativo sobre a percepção dos consumidores de uma marca. Mensagens pouco claras e confusas sugerem baixa capacidade de comunicação e falta de atenção aos detalhes, reduzindo sua credibilidade e posicionamento no mercado. Embora não exista uma associação… Read More

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Conteúdo / Content

 Conteúdo é a nova moeda da globalização. A BIRD GEI | Consultoria e Gestão de Idiomas  é uma consultoria de gestão de programas de idiomas para empresas. Nosso objetivo é proporcionar ao RH e a todos os stakeholders soluções estratégicas e melhores práticas para que possam atingir resultados mais eficazes na capacitação em idiomas. Nosso blog… Read More

The Blonde Stereotype

I have always wondered about the origin of blonde jokes. All women I know, despite of their hair color, are pretty smart! So, with a little help from Wikipedia, here it is: The blonde stereotype, the stereotypical perception of blond-haired women, has two aspects. On one hand, over the history, blonde hair in women has… Read More

The History of Chocolate

Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central America and Northern South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC. The majority of the Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Aztecs, who made it into a beverage known as xocolātl, a  word meaning “bitter water”.… Read More

Valentine’s Day: The Language of Love

Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day,is a holiday observed on February 14 honoring one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines“).The day first became associated with… Read More

What is your country’s stereotype?

The most Googled products in every country in one crazy map. In popular culture, certain countries are stereotypically associated with certain products — beer in Germany, carpets in Turkey, electronics in Japan. But those things aren’t what people are really searching for. Earlier this month, the cost-estimating website Fixr.com put together a map of the world with… Read More

Love of reading

Reading is one of the best hobbies a person can have. But it’s saddening to know that majority of us aren’t introduced to the fabulous world of books. Reading is an active mental process: Unlike sitting in front of the idiot box (TV), reading makes you use your brain. While reading you would be forced… Read More